What useless gear did you by?

What stuff I should newer buy?

Black totems 

BLACK TOTEMS

Multi-loop gear sling.  It is next to useless in the field and only somewhat useful for keeping your rack organized between climbs.  Even if you do climb with a gear sling, it’s better to be able to slide everything behind you, which is much more efficient on a single loop sling.

Dmm rhino biner- annoying to use in the field. Racks upside down due to how your gri gri has to sit.

Edelrid mixed dyneema/nylon slings- not all bad but too bulky to rack a bunch of doubles.  Still good for anchors, but prefer thin slings for gear extension.

Petzl spirit screw lockers- notoriously sticky gates.  I have had to cut myself out of anchors and carry pliers....  Switch to bds, not as nice but reliable.

Tricams.  Especially those little pink ones.

Rebecca Allen wrote: What stuff I should newer buy?

"Newer"? Provided you mean "never," here is seventeen pages of discussion on this very topic:

Gotta go with Ted on the multi loop sling.  It still has the tags on it.  A runner is better...

I'm gonna pile on the dislike for the shoulder sling. It has sat in the closet for years after I used it once.

I rack on my harness anyway so I'm not sure why I thought it would be useful. 

Ted Pinson wrote: Multi-loop gear sling.  It is next to useless in the field and only somewhat useful for keeping your rack organized between climbs.  Even if you do climb with a gear sling, it’s better to be able to slide everything behind you, which is much more efficient on a single loop sling.

Never bought one (I have the single loop), but I did use a friends multi-loop once.  That thing was terrible, especially in a chimney.

The "Barbie Cam"

Wow so many things. Bd c4 size 5 and 6  full set splitter cams  weird wired tri cams from Eastern Europe camp yo yo belay device

Ball Nuts......can’t place them when I carry them because I just can’t beleive they will hold a fall.

djh860 wrote: camp yo yo belay device

I have one!  Bought some used gear ~13 years ago, seller included one.  Used twice, now somewhere in a gear bin.

mammut’s belay sling. i can’t believe they made it or that i saw it in a discount bin and thought i’d try it. never been on the rock once. 

Alpine Equalizer.

Actually, not useless because it DOES work but entirely superfluous.

my entire rack

petzl logic wrote: mammut’s belay sling. i can’t believe they made it or that i saw it in a discount bin and thought i’d try it. never been on the rock once. 

DUDE I want it.

Nick B wrote: Dmm rhino biner- annoying to use in the field. Racks upside down due to how your gri gri has to sit.

Petzl spirit screw lockers- notoriously sticky gates.  I have had to cut myself out of anchors and carry pliers....  Switch to bds, not as nice but reliable.

Admittedly I've had this problem more with the Spirits than other biners, but if you climb in sandy areas this happens with all sorts of carabiners. The trick is to screw it tight, then turn back 1/4 turn.

My Omega pacific link cam. I'd happily trade with some of you people talking shit about tricams. 

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